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Optotriac+triac: how do I calculate the gate resistor
I am building a small circuit to turn on/off a 200W heater. I am using a MOC3023 and a BT136. At the datasheet of the the optotriac, this circuit is recommended:
My question is how is the 180Ohm ...
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time delay circuit keeping line high
I'd like to create a simple circuit for keeping a line "high" for a few seconds after being triggered high, without any external power.
To specify it in more detail: given three inputs, 3.3V, GND and ...
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Turning ON a Thyristor
Well, I've recently started reading about thyristors and I have been stuck by something my instructor said about the turn-on process.
During the forward-biased state of the thyristor the junctions ...
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How to build a 2N6027 PUT?
Similar to this question, I need a replacement for a programmable unijunction transistor [PUT]. Specifically, I'm trying to emulate the behavior described in the 2N6028 datasheet. However, I would ...
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Thyratrons: How they work, what they are used for, and how to read their datasheets
I recently ran into an interesting device called a thyratron. I have a basic understanding of thyratrons as gas filled vacuum tubes. I understand that they can switch large amounts of currents and ...
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Switching-on/off 1000V * 1000A in 10ns
I know that kind of things could be done by thyratrons, but wikipedia says that they are being phased out by semiconductor devices.
Could anyone suggest which kind of devices can switch on that fast ...
